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verb

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1. To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst.

   Example: The library quenched her thirst for knowledge.

   Synonyms:appeaseslake

2. To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).

3. To cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.

   Example: The swordsmith quenched the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldn't shatter.

4. To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.